Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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A slightly elevated panoramic view of a residential neighborhood in Long Beach, with the Signal Hill oil fields in the background. The neighborhood consists of hundreds of single family homes and small apartment buildings. A few of the houses in the foreground are still under construction, and the streets seem to be unpaved. There are a few automobiles parked on the street in the center of the image, and the street on the right is lined with cars. The entire horizon is lined with the oil derricks of Signal Hill. There is writing in the bottom right corner reading "The Aerograph Co."
photCL 470 (163)
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A slightly elevated panoramic view of a residential neighborhood in Long Beach, facing north and east, with the Signal Hill oil field in the background. The neighborhood consists of hundreds of single family homes and small apartment buildings. The streets seem to be unpaved, and there are only a few automobiles parked on the street on the right. The entire horizon is lined with the oil derricks of Signal Hill. There is writing in the bottom right corner reading "No. 211 ; C.C. Pierce & Co. ; 1572 W. Pico Blvd L.A."
photCL 470 (164)
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photCL 402, photCL 470, photCL Whitt
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A panoramic view of an oil refinery in Signal Hill or Long Beach. There are several low, circular structures left of center, and to the right small rectangular buildings. Several automobiles are parked on the far right near what looks like a garage. Railroad tracks on the left end before they reach the circular structures, and there is a small building under construction next to the tracks. Most of the land is undeveloped fields, and besides one oil rig, or derrick, on the right, beyond the water tower, there are no other signs of the oil industry. Writing in white in the bottom right corner reads "Photo No. 271 ; The Aerograph Co. ; 5880 Moneta ; L.A. - Calif."
photCL 470 (174)
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An elevated panoramic view of downtown Long Beach, facing east. The street just right of center is Ocean, with a large open park area and an Elks' lodge to its left and Pekin Cafe and De-Nae Cafeteria to its right. The street on the left, Chestnut, has numerous houses and low apartment buildings on both sides, and is lined with parked cars. The Pike is along the beach on the right, with a roller coaster, rides, and shops, and beyond that is the pier. Writing in white in bottom left corner reads "Pierce ; Phto".
photCL 470 (155)
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A very wide, slightly elevated panoramic view of the oil field of Signal Hill, facing north and east. There are hundreds of oil rigs, or derricks, across the landscape. Among the oil rigs there are streets of houses, as well as numerous vacant lots. There are railroad tracks on the far right side of the image, and in the center, where the last seven tanker cars of a train are visible. Beyond the railroad tracks on the right there is a neighborhood of closely spaced houses without any oil rigs. Writing in white in the bottom center reads "Photo no. 367 ; The Aerograph Co. ; 5880 Moneta ; Los Angeles Cal."
photCL 470 (167)
